World Battlefronts: Home Is The Sailor

One of the decisive sea battles of history was fought last week in the
placid waters between Java and Borneo. It was the naval battle for
Java. It was a battle for the last bulwark against Japanese conquest of
the Indies, a battle for the Southwest Pacific, a battle for a great
chunk of the world's seas and sea power. It was a battle fought too
late and in the wrong place, lost before it began.

The commander of the allied Dutch and U.S. Fleets* knew that the battle
was lost. Vice Admiral...